predetermination meaning and definition

PREDETERMINATION noun

Definition of predetermination (noun)

1. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
   • synonyms: foreordination, predestination, preordination
2. a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something
   • "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"
3. the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place